Hi Folks, I found these items at the library today from the Stanhope Eagle newspaper. This was a weekly paper, published on Wednesdays. The microfilms are at the main branch of the Sussex County Library in Frankford. The paper seems to originate in 1881 but the libraries microfilms start in June of 1885. There is an article in 1885 about a card game at the Thomas SMITH house in Stanhope. He was partnered with his wife playing against his son Lodi SMITH and friend. Thomas lost the two games out of three and became furious, blaming his wife. Finally, Thomas attacked his wife and was on the verge of killing her when Lodi intervened. The fight between the two escalated into Lodi retreiving a firearm and shooting his father three times until dead. Weds. 15 April 1886 Matilda SMITH, daughter of Nathan of between Waterloo and Andover, aged about 18 years and of good character and reputation was found strangled and robbed near the institute on Friday (April 9th) morning. She was buried at Hackettstown. Successive articles outlined the trial of the suspect, a fund set up for expenses called "Tillie's Fund", that the trial was held in Belvidere and used 100 witnesses until finally the culprit was sentenced to hang until dead a year later. 24 Oct 1886 - At Stanhope, by the Rev. J. J. CRANE - James SMITH of Waterloo was married to Miss Rachel STRUSE of Oxford, NJ. Happy Ancestor Hunting, Cathy